SouthSide Youth Outreach, Inc.
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Hello all. We are a faith-based non-profit & our mission is to aid youth, in hopes that they reach a responsible & caring adulthood. Thank you & God bless. In 1997, Steve and Tena Kimmell had been helping put on a Good News Club in partnership with a large Christian organization. Due to a lack of resources the organization needed to pull out of South Town and close down the club. Tena and Steve felt the kids of the community still needed help and love, so they, along with a couple of families started Tuesday Club. Every Tuesday evening in a small community center children from the neighborhood would gather, eager for attention, love and truth. Today, Tuesday Bible Club is thriving with an average of 120 kids and 30 volunteers each week. While, about half of our volunteers were kids once in Tuesday Club and are now adults, we also enjoy incredible support from the faith community in Corvallis with almost a dozen churches represented on any given Tuesday.
The kids would often bring their much younger siblings and Tena began to feel it wasn't safe for such young kids to be walking home in the evening, so she began taking them home in her mini-van. Thus, the bus idea was born. Our first bus was an old 15 passenger white bus that the children decorated with their hand prints and paint. Today, Ed, our Transportation Manager, keeps 5 buses running, seating approximately 110 kids at a time.
Another need that was noticed was the kids were hungry. Tena had often made a unique home-style popcorn for Steve and her family and she decided to start popping it for the children on Tuesdays. Bags and bags of popcorn were consumed and kids were happier and more attentive. Today, Barb, our Food Coordinator, organizes cooking teams, creates USDA approved menus, buys and gathers food and serves wonderful meals to kids 5 days a week. During the 2012-2013 school year SSYO served over 6,500 meals to children.
Through the years the "see-the-need-and-meet-the-need" philosophy has proven fruitful. SouthSide has grown beyond just Steve and Tena into a community of volunteers and staff who love kids and their families in transformative ways. Whether it is giving teens a safe and fun place to be during the summer days at Bomb Squad or helping kids stay on top of their homework and reading at ACES or SouthTown Summer School, SouthSide works to bring love to kids in every way.
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facebook.comHello Family & Friends! Our Fall Newsletter is being sent out next week Tuesday. Please message us your address if you’d like to receive a hard copy in the mail with a pre-addressed donation envelope, included. We’d love to send you one. Thank you All & Happy Holidays from all of Us here at SSYO!!! ❤️
Help us help the little ones in our community. Today is #GivingTuesday. Below is the link to how you can follow to help support these kids and families. https://www.facebook.com/donate/151071468979701/1597494296979093/
Hello All. Please don’t forget tomorrow (Monday) is our fundraising day at Papa’s Pizza. Go there at any time tomorrow & tell the cashier,”I’m With SouthSide” in order to have half of your order’s money go toward SouthSide Youth Outreach. Thank You All for your prayers, Love & Support. We’ll be there from 6:00-9:00 p.m. as well. We hope to see y’all there! Much Love & God bless.
We are looking for a container for lost and found... anyone have one they can donate?
Behind every smile is a story.
Most of our students at SSYO are between grades K-5. But as you can see in this photo from last night, our Middle/High School student group is growing as well. Just a sneak peak at our Student Ministries Director Matthew Schill, in action. Good times!
You’re All Invited!!! Please come out next Monday & have some Papa’s Pizza, in order to help raise Awareness & Funds for Our SSYO Kiddos. Come pick up a flyer from the office or just tell the employees at Papa’s that “You’re With SouthSide.” We Greatly Appreciate Yallz Support! Please share this video as well, in order to spread the word. The future is Ridiculously Bright here at SSYO & We couldn’t do it without You All! Much Love & God bless. ❤️🙏🏽😎
THANK YOU to Our Friends over at Tried & True Coffee Co. in South Town for the very generous gifts! We’re Excited to be partnering with such an Amazing Team of Exceptional People! Make sure to go check them out if you’re in South Corvallis & looking for a Friendly coffee shop.
We have some metal and plastic chairs leftover that we are wanting to give away! Let us know if you would like any! (The desk and other stuff are gone)
We had the privilege to share today at the City Prayer gathering in Corvallis. Thank you to all of the Pastors and ministry leaders that prayed and are supporting us.
Coming in today on this foggy morning we are reminded of partnership by this basketball hoop. It was donated by the OSU Women's Basketball team. Partnerships like these and many others make SouthSide a special place for these kids. We're always looking for more partners! Come on down!
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